sellable

adjective

Definition of sellablenext
as in marketable
fit to be offered for sale the abandoned house is not sellable in its current condition

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Recent Examples of sellable In our experience, that constraint is what makes autonomy sellable to a CFO at all. — Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 If sellable ratings points are squeezed by an early dip in deliveries and demand remains flat-to-up, scatter costs will rise. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In those folks’ minds, the rough and ready Mancunian antics of the brothers never quite matched — and was perhaps overcompensation for — the sellable sentiment of their songs. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Returns management solutions enable retailers to get sellable inventory back into the right channel faster and within the same season, delivering quick refunds and seamless experiences that build customer loyalty. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 The 21-year-old, who does not have a release clause in his contract, is West Ham’s most sellable asset with an asking price of £80million. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sellable
  1. marketable
  2. profitable
  3. valuable
  4. expensive
  5. salable
Adjective
  • That depends on how many, if any, research projects lead to marketable treatments.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Beers, a tight end with one of the most marketable names in college football, is on his way to becoming a fan favorite in Norman.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of marketable
Adjective
  • Europe’s struggle to build a trillion-dollar market-cap company has been on the mind of Peter Koerte, CEO of Siemens’s Smart Infrastructure division—the most profitable of Siemens’s four core businesses.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Ultimately, American Girl still has to walk a fine line between being a profitable brand and remaining—and enduring as—a safe brand for children who are still learning to navigate the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of profitable
Adjective
  • There’s no player more valuable on the back end of USC’s defense.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese scientists have developed a 250-kilowatt system that can produce hydrogen and fresh water from seawater while recovering valuable marine resources.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of valuable
Adjective
  • Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.
    — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The problem is that these systems are slow, expensive and don’t scale.
    — Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • Caring for a Christmas tree farm means growing trees, maintaining a saleable crop, and selling Christmas trees to the public.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her daughter, Rose Lane—a 43-year-old journalist with writer’s block who’d already mined and sold everything salable in her own life—pushed for drama and sensationalism.
    — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of salable

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sell a bill of goods to
sellable
sell down the river
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“Sellable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sellable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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